Robert Schumann – Upcoming Concerts
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Pinchas Zukerman & Angela Cheng
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Six Pieces, Op. 22
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Schumann – Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Beethoven – Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Schumann – Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
$31-$112
Rain City Symphony 2015 Spring Concert
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1
Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Free
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Schumann, Berg, Rachmaninoff
Friday, July 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts – Snowy Owl Theater, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Schumann – String Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
Rachmaninoff – Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17
Schumann – String Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
Rachmaninoff – Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17
$10-$20
Second City Chamber Series: Romantics and Post-Romantics
Thursday, July 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata in G major, K. 301
Grieg – Sonata in F major, Op. 8
Suk – Four Pieces, Op. 17
Schumann – Sonata No. 2, Op. 121
Grieg – Sonata in F major, Op. 8
Suk – Four Pieces, Op. 17
Schumann – Sonata No. 2, Op. 121
$23-$25 (age 18 & under free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Dvořák, Schumann, Dohnányi
Friday, July 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Dohnányi – Sextet in C major, Op. 37
Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Dohnányi – Sextet in C major, Op. 37
$48 ($16 student)
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Saglietti, Martinu & more
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Saglietti – Suite for Trombone and Strings
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$10-$15
Pianos in the Parks: Suzanne Zahniser
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Occidental Square Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Suzanne Zahniser will play Schumann/Liszt “Dedication” and Gershwin’s “Prelude No. 2” at the Occidental Park piano.
Free
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schumann, Bartók, Dvořák
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$20-$32
Two Quintessential Piano Quintets
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Free
Mid-Autumn Melody: Kai Chen (cello) & Andrew Yang (piano)
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renowned cellist Kai Chen and emerging young pianist Andrew Yang will bring world famous classical repertoires and Chinese music to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.
$20-$50
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Trio Tara
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Schumann, Kurtag, and Kalevi Aho.
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
Haller Lake Music Series: ‘A Musical Journey Through Song’
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Malya Muth and pianist Johanna Mastenbrook perform a recital of English, French and German songs and solo piano works.
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15)
Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Brahms & Schumann
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from:
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Free
2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Jurors in Master Class
Monday, October 19, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Norcliffe Founders' Room at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join jurors and returning finalists in master classes as Mark Clinton, Robin McCabe and Logan Skelton work with the young and aspiring pianistic artists from around the globe.
$10 suggested donation
UW World Series: Jonathan Biss, piano
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata in C minor, K457
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
$41-$46 (age 17 & under free)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Schumann & Ravel
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Kinderszenen
Schumann – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – Miroirs
Schumann – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – Miroirs
$20-$112
Three Chamber Music Gems: Brahms, Schubert & Schumann
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Schubert – Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ("The Shepherd on the Rock")
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Schubert – Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ("The Shepherd on the Rock")
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Free
UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$10-$15
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